Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 34:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 34:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 34:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the king called all the wise leaders from two big places, Judah and Jerusalem, to come together. He wanted to talk to them and do something important for the people.

2 Chronicles 34:29: Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Contradiction with Proverbs 25:2

This verse emphasizes the glory of concealing a matter, contrasting with 2 Chronicles 34:29 where public revelation and communal counsel are prioritized.

Proverbs 25:2: [It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 22:8

This verse shows a reluctance to seek God's message due to negative prophecies, whereas 2 Chronicles 34:29 demonstrates eagerness to hear and act on God's word.

1 Kings 22:8: And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

Contradiction with Psalm 1:1

This verse contrasts the gathering of the wicked with the assembly of leaders in 2 Chronicles 34:29 for a righteous cause.

Psalm 1:1: Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. [ungodly: or, wicked]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:12

This verse displays a refusal to follow divine guidance, opposite to the seeking of God's law in 2 Chronicles 34:29.

Jeremiah 18:12: And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

Contradiction with Romans 3:11

This verse states that no one seeks after God, which contradicts Josiah's initiative to seek divine guidance in 2 Chronicles 34:29.

Romans 3:11: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

Contradiction with Jonah 1:3

Jonah's reluctance and attempt to flee from God contradicts Josiah's proactive gathering and seeking God's will seen in 2 Chronicles 34:29.

Jonah 1:3: But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
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